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https://www.npr.org/2023/02/06/11547...others-ignored
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"However, the U.S. was not aware of the Chinese incursions at the time, [...]"
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Which is of course bull. I take it they were well aware but chose not to make it public. It pays to officially overlook such incursions while internally knowing about it, you can gather quite some intelligence that way. Why they made it public now? Did they think this time it was going too far? No idea.
re no sightings, I guess no one "sees" a balloon at that altitude.